Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government have agreed to an "immediate ceasefire" after more than a week of deadly fighting. The foreign ministry of Qatar, which mediated talks alongside Turkey, said both sides had agreed to establish "mechanisms to consolidate lasting peace and stability".

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday issued a stark warning to the Afghan Taliban, saying Pakistan would not need to use “even a fraction of its full arsenal” to obliterate the insurgent regime if it persisted with confrontation—remarks that followed the collapse of recent talks in Istanbul.

A Pakistani Army captain and five soldiers were killed in a clash with Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants near the Afghan border in Kurram district.

Pakistan’s defense minister has warned Afghanistan that any new “terrorist or suicide attack” by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response

The Taliban government accuses Pakistan of bombing Kabul and a market in eastern Afghanistan. A blast occurred Thursday night in Kabul near key government buildings.

This special report focuses on the escalating conflict between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban, with Rawalpindi facing threats of attacks on Islamabad and an 'open war' warning from its own Defence Minister,

As the talks in Turkey appear to drift toward deadlock, Pakistan finds itself caught between diplomatic isolation, eroding credibility, and the consequences of decades of misguided policy.

The main obstacle remains verifiable action against terrorist groups operating from Afghan territory, particularly the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).